Combination shade bracket



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' M. DORAN COMBINATI ON SHADE BRACKET Filed Oct. 16, 1924 A i 34a, K,

INVENTOR jvoriz'zn e1 Dora ATTORNEY Patented F eb- 23, 1926.

MORTIMER DURAN, OF WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT.

COMBINATION SHADE BRACKET.

Application filed October 16, 1924. Serial No. 744,049.

To all whom it may concem:

Be it known that I, MORTIMER DURAN, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Waterbury, county of New Haven, and State of Connecticut,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination ShadeBrackets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to window fixtures and more particularly tocombination brackets for supporting window shades and curtains.

One object of this invention is to provide a pair of brackets of theabove nature which may be readily attached to the top of the windowcasing without the use of screws,

nails, or other means which would injure the wood-work.

, A further ob ect is to provide a bracket of the above nature whichwill be adjustable to receive various lengths of window shades andcurtains.

A further object is to provide a device of this nature which will besimple in construction, inexpensive to .manufacture, easy to install andmanipulate, compact, attractive in appearance, and very efficient anddurable in use.

iVith these and other objects in view, there has been illustrated in theaccompany- .ing drawings, one form in which the invention may beconveniently embodied in practice.

Fig. 1 represents a perspective view of the bracket which is adapted tobe attached to the upper left-hand corner of the window frame.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the bracket adapted to be attached tothe upper righthand corner of the window frame.

Fig. 3 is a top view, partly in section, and partly broken away, showingthe appearance of the shade roller, curtain rod, and lefthand bracketwhen assembled and attached to the window frame.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line 41-41 of Fig. 3, lookingin the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 5 is a front view of the left-hand bracket with the sliding holdersfor the shade roller and curtain rod removed for greater clearness.

Referring now to the drawings in which like reference numerals denotecorresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral indicatesa bracket adapted to be attached to the inside upper left-hand corner ofa window frame 10, and the numeral 11 indicates a similar bracketadapted to be attached to the upper right-hand corner of said frame. Thebrackets 10 and 11 are rectangular in general outline and each comprisesa vertical central portion, having a pair of horizontal top and bottommembers 12 and 13 connected together by a pair of intermediate verticallegs 14: and 15. It will thus be seen that the bracket has a centralrectangular recess and a pair of rectangular side slots, as shown.

The upper member 12 of each bracket is bent backwardly and downwardly toform a flange 16, said flange being adapted to cooperate with a seriesof lugs 17, 18, and 19 bent upwardly from the bottom of the upper member12. The flange 16 and the lugs 17, 18, and 19 in the brackets 10 and 11form guide-ways for sliding curtain rod holders 20 and 20 respectively.Each of the sliding holders 20 and 20 consists of a flat strip of metalhaving its outer end bent forwardly at 21 and 21 and laterally at 22 and22 respectively. In each of the brackets, the lateral portions 22 and 22have slots 23 and 23 respectively to receive legs 24: of a U-shapedcurtain rod 25.

Each bracket 10 and 11 is also provided with a series of lugs 26, 27,and 28 extending downwardly from .the upper members 12 thereof, behindthe side slots and recess previously mentioned. The lugs 26, 27, and 28are offset rcarwardly from the front face of said brackets as clearlyshown in Figs. 4 and 5, and are adapted to cooperate with flanges 29,30, and 31 which extend upwardly from the bottom members 13, and areoil'- set rearwardly, whereby guideways are formed to slidably supportshade roller holding members 32 and32. The members 32 and 32 compriseelongated strips having at their outer ends forwardly bent end sec tions33 and 33 respectively. The section 33 of the left-hand bracket has avertical slot 34 to receive the squared end of the shade roller 3%,while the section 33 of the right hand b 'acket has a circular aperture31 to receive the round pin at the other end of said shade roller.

In order to support the brackets upon the window frame without the useof screws, nails, or other fastening means, which would be injurious tothe wood-work, the bottom members 13 are provided with rearwardly 20 32,and 32 in any desired adjusted positions, a series of indentations 39,40, 41, and 42 are formed in the central portions of the brackets 10 and11, and said indentations are adapted to press inwardly upon saidmembers into frictional engagement therewith.

One advantage of the present invention is that each of the combinationbrackets may be manufactured in a very inexpensive manner merely bystamping and bending from a singlepiece of sheet metal.

While there has been disclosed in this specification one form in whichthe invention may-be embodied, it is to be understoodthat this form isshown for the purpose of illustration only, and that the invention isnot to be limited to the specific disclosures but may be modified andembodied in various other forms without departing from its spirit. Inshort, the invention includes all the modifications and embodimentscoming within the scope of the following claims.

Having thus fully described the inven tion, what is claimed as new, andfor which it is desired to secure Letters Patent, is :7

1. In a combination window shade and curtain holding fixture, abracketadapted to be attached at the side of the top of a window frame, saidbracket having a pair of contiguous guide-ways struck up from the metalthereof to support sliding holders for one end of a window shade rollerand separate means for supporting one end of a curtain rod, said bracketalso having an angular flange comprising vertical and horizontal armsadapted to be held in position in the corner of the window frame by themolding strips.

2. In a combination window shade and curtain holding fixture, a bracketadapted to be attached to the side of a window frame, said brackethaving a pair of horizontal contiguous guide-ways struck up from themetal thereof for supporting holders for one end of a window shaderoller and one end of a curtain rod, said bracket also having ahorizontal bottom flange adapted to be held in position between thewindow frame and the molding strip, said flange having its outer endbent downwardly to be engaged between the outer end of the horizontalmolding strip and the side molding strip.

3. In a combination window shadeand curtain holding fixture, a bracketadapted to be attached to the side of a window frame, said brackethaving a pair of guiding members struck up from the metal thereof, saidbracket having a pair of adjustable members slidable in said guidingmembers for supporting the ends of a window shade roller and of acurtain rod respectively, and said bracket having an angular flangeadapted to fit in the corner of the window frame between the moldingstrip and'the window frame, said guiding members having portionsalternately bent in opposite directions at the centre of said bracket.

In testimony whereof, I haveaffixed my signature to this specification.

MORTIMER .DORAN.

